Mating behaviour in the sea slug Elysia timida (Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa): Hypodermic injection, sperm transfer and balanced reciprocity

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Schmitt, Valerie ^a   Anthes, Nils ^a   Michiels, Nico K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELYSIA TIMIDA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; SACOGLOSSA;

EID: 34547690919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17429994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-4-17     Document Type: Article

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